Raja Kudumbathil Piranthomadi
From Maappillai 1952 Film · 1952
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Music directors
- N. S. Balakrishnan, T. R. Pappa
- Details
- Maappillai 1952 Film1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Raaja kudumbathil piranthomadi | We were born into a royal family, my girl |
| Maharaaja kudumbathil piranthomadi | We were born into a king's royal family, my girl |
| Oru koojaavai nambhi yemaandhomadi | Trusting a flatterer, we were deceived, my girl |
| Oru koojaavai nambhi yemaandhomadi | Trusting a flatterer, we were deceived, my girl |
| Maharaaja kudumbathil piranthomadi | We were born into a king's royal family, my girl |
| Female | |
| Maanabimaanam maranthomadi nambha | We forgot our self-respect and pride, our... |
| Maanabimaanam maranthomadi | We forgot our self-respect and pride, my girl |
| Vaazhnaalai veenaakki kondomadi | We wasted our entire lives, my girl |
| Andha veena pona paazhum sattaampillaiyaalae | Because of that ruined, good-for-nothing leader |
| Kaettomadi buthi kettomadi | We were ruined, my girl, we lost our minds, my girl |
| Naamum kaettomadi buthi kettomadi | We too were ruined, my girl, we lost our minds, my girl |
| Male | |
| Oo oo oo | Oo oo oo |
| Kumthala kumthala kumthala kumthala | Kumthala kumthala kumthala kumthala |
| Kumaari raja kumaari | Princess, royal princess |
| Pappala pala pala pappala pala pala | Pappala pala pala pappala pala pala |
| Palaang pala pala pakka pasappukaari | A complete, clever smooth-talker |
| Female :Ivan eppadi vandhaan loosu | Female: How did this fool get here? |
| Male :Nee appadi kelu sabaash | Male: Ask him like that, bravo! |
| Female | |
| Un seppidu vithaiyil | In your sleight-of-hand trickery |
| Mayangida maattom selladhadaa kai veechu | We will not fall for it, your hand gestures won't work here! |
| Male :Oo oo siru kunjaaladu kunjaaladu | Male: Oo oo little sweet laddu, sweet laddu |
| Kodhumai halwa laddugalaa sakkkarai laddugalaa | Wheat halwa, sweet laddus, sugar laddus |
| Sondha koodu vittu koodu paanja sittugalaa | Birds that fled their own nests and flew away |
| Raaja sittugalaa raaja sittugalaa | Royal sparrows, royal sparrows |
| Female | |
| Namba amma appa yaarum therinjaa | If our mother and father find out |
| Aniyaayathai ooraar purinjaa | If the townspeople understand this injustice |
| Akka namakkae avamaanam thaan | Sister, it will bring shame upon us |
| Vetka kedu thaan sonnaa vetka kedu thaan | It is utter disgrace, truly embarrassing if spoken aloud |
| Female | |
| Thannaalae thaanun ketten | I ruined myself on my own accord |
| Unnaala naanum ketten | Because of you, I got ruined as well |
| Enna seivadhu inimel enna seivadhu | What are we to do from now on, what can we do? |
| Male | |
| Haang…appadi sollu adhu thaan baakki | Aha... say it like that, that is all that remains |
| Adichaan prize thookkuthookki | He hit the jackpot and walked away with the prize |
| Appadi sollu adhu thaan baakki | Say it like that, that is all that remains |
| Adichaan prize thookkuthookki | He hit the jackpot and walked away with the prize |
| Artham illama poruthamillama | Without any meaning, without any match |
| Kalyanamthaanae ellam unnalae thaanae | Is this marriage happening? It is all because of you |
| Amma unnalathaanae devi unnalae thaanae | Mother, it is because of you, goddess, it is all because of you |
பெண்
: ராஜ குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தோமடி
மகராஜா குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தோமடி ஒரு
கூஜாவை நம்பி ஏமாந்தோமடி ஒரு
கூஜாவை நம்பி ஏமாந்தோமடி
மகராஜா குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தோமடி
We were born into a royal family, my girl
We were born into a king's royal family, my girl
Trusting a flatterer, we were deceived, my girl
Trusting a flatterer, we were deceived, my girl
We were born into a king's royal family, my girl
பெண்
: மானாபிமானம் மறந்தோமடி நம்ப
We forgot our self-respect and pride, our...
We forgot our self-respect and pride, my girl
We wasted our entire lives, my girl
Because of that ruined, good-for-nothing leader
We were ruined, my girl, we lost our minds, my girl
We too were ruined, my girl, we lost our minds, my girl
மானாபிமானம் மறந்தோமடி
வாழ்நாளை வீணாக்கி கொண்டோமடி
அந்த வீணாப் போன பாழும் சட்டாம்பிள்ளையாலே
கேட்டோமடி புத்தி கெட்டோமடி
நாமும் கேட்டோமடி புத்தி கெட்டோமடி
Oo oo oo
Kumthala kumthala kumthala kumthala
Princess, royal princess
Pappala pala pala pappala pala pala
A complete, clever smooth-talker
Female: How did this fool get here?
Male: Ask him like that, bravo!
ஆண்
: ஓஓஒ....கும்தள கும்தள குமாரி ராஜகுமாரி
பப்பள பளபள பளாங்கு பளபள பக்கா பசப்புக்காரி
பெண்
: இவன் எப்படி வந்தான் லூசு
ஆண்
: நீ அப்படிக் கேளு சபாஷு
In your sleight-of-hand trickery
We will not fall for it, your hand gestures won't work here!
Male: Oo oo little sweet laddu, sweet laddu
Wheat halwa, sweet laddus, sugar laddus
Birds that fled their own nests and flew away
Royal sparrows, royal sparrows
பெண்
: உன் செப்பிடு வித்தையில்
மயங்கிட மாட்டோம் செல்லாதடா கை வீச்சு
ஆண்
: ஓஓஒ....சிறு குஞ்சாலாடு குஞ்சாலாடு ..
If our mother and father find out
If the townspeople understand this injustice
Sister, it will bring shame upon us
It is utter disgrace, truly embarrassing if spoken aloud
கோதுமை அல்வா
லட்டுகளா சக்கரை லட்டுகளா
சொந்த கூடு விட்டு கூடு பாஞ்ச சிட்டுகளா
ராஜா சிட்டுகளா ராஜா சிட்டுகளா
I ruined myself on my own accord
Because of you, I got ruined as well
What are we to do from now on, what can we do?
பெண்
: நம்ப அம்மா அப்பா யாரும் தெரிஞ்சா
அநியாயத்தை ஊரார் புரிஞ்சா
அக்கா நமக்கே அவமானந்தான்
வெட்க கேடுதான் சொன்னா வெட்கக் கேடுதான்
Aha... say it like that, that is all that remains
He hit the jackpot and walked away with the prize
Say it like that, that is all that remains
He hit the jackpot and walked away with the prize
Without any meaning, without any match
Is this marriage happening? It is all because of you
Mother, it is because of you, goddess, it is all because of you
பெண்
: தன்னாலே தானுங் கெட்ட
உன்னால நானும் கெட்டேன்
என்ன செய்வது இனிமேல் என்ன செய்வது
ஆண்
: ஹாங்.....அப்படி சொல்லு அதுதான் பாக்கி
அடிச்சான் பிரைசு தூக்கு தூக்கி
அப்படி சொல்லு அதுதான் பாக்கி
அடிச்சான் பிரைசு தூக்கு தூக்கி
அர்த்தமில்லாம பொருத்தமில்லாம
கல்யாணந்தானே எல்லாம் உன்னாலதானே
அம்மா உன்னாலதானே தேவி உன்னாலதானே
Raaja kudumbathil piranthomadi
We were born into a royal family, my girl
Maharaaja kudumbathil piranthomadi
We were born into a king's royal family, my girl
Oru koojaavai nambhi yemaandhomadi
Trusting a flatterer, we were deceived, my girl
Oru koojaavai nambhi yemaandhomadi
Trusting a flatterer, we were deceived, my girl
Maharaaja kudumbathil piranthomadi
We were born into a king's royal family, my girl
Maanabimaanam maranthomadi nambha
We forgot our self-respect and pride, our...
Maanabimaanam maranthomadi
We forgot our self-respect and pride, my girl
Vaazhnaalai veenaakki kondomadi
We wasted our entire lives, my girl
Andha veena pona paazhum sattaampillaiyaalae
Because of that ruined, good-for-nothing leader
Kaettomadi buthi kettomadi
We were ruined, my girl, we lost our minds, my girl
Naamum kaettomadi buthi kettomadi
We too were ruined, my girl, we lost our minds, my girl
Oo oo oo
Oo oo oo
Kumthala kumthala kumthala kumthala
Kumthala kumthala kumthala kumthala
Kumaari raja kumaari
Princess, royal princess
Pappala pala pala pappala pala pala
Pappala pala pala pappala pala pala
Palaang pala pala pakka pasappukaari
A complete, clever smooth-talker
Female :Ivan eppadi vandhaan loosu
Female: How did this fool get here?
Male :Nee appadi kelu sabaash
Male: Ask him like that, bravo!
Un seppidu vithaiyil
In your sleight-of-hand trickery
Mayangida maattom selladhadaa kai veechu
We will not fall for it, your hand gestures won't work here!
Male :Oo oo siru kunjaaladu kunjaaladu
Male: Oo oo little sweet laddu, sweet laddu
Kodhumai halwa laddugalaa sakkkarai laddugalaa
Wheat halwa, sweet laddus, sugar laddus
Sondha koodu vittu koodu paanja sittugalaa
Birds that fled their own nests and flew away
Raaja sittugalaa raaja sittugalaa
Royal sparrows, royal sparrows
Namba amma appa yaarum therinjaa
If our mother and father find out
Aniyaayathai ooraar purinjaa
If the townspeople understand this injustice
Akka namakkae avamaanam thaan
Sister, it will bring shame upon us
Vetka kedu thaan sonnaa vetka kedu thaan
It is utter disgrace, truly embarrassing if spoken aloud
Thannaalae thaanun ketten
I ruined myself on my own accord
Unnaala naanum ketten
Because of you, I got ruined as well
Enna seivadhu inimel enna seivadhu
What are we to do from now on, what can we do?
Haang…appadi sollu adhu thaan baakki
Aha... say it like that, that is all that remains
Adichaan prize thookkuthookki
He hit the jackpot and walked away with the prize
Appadi sollu adhu thaan baakki
Say it like that, that is all that remains
Adichaan prize thookkuthookki
He hit the jackpot and walked away with the prize
Artham illama poruthamillama
Without any meaning, without any match
Kalyanamthaanae ellam unnalae thaanae
Is this marriage happening? It is all because of you
Amma unnalathaanae devi unnalae thaanae
Mother, it is because of you, goddess, it is all because of you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and satirical song from the 1952 movie Maappillai portrays characters expressing comical distress over deception, ruined pride, and an ill-matched marriage. Claiming to come from high-born royalty, they lament how their trust in a deceitful person caused them to lose their dignity and waste their lives. Through witty dialogues, rhythmic folk gibberish, and sweet metaphors like halwa and laddus, the song captures a lighthearted family drama packed with humorous blame and regret.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Oru koojaavai nambhi yemaandhomadi”
Repetition of entire lines such as 'Oru koojaavai nambhi yemaandhomadi' to emphasize feelings of betrayal and foolishness.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kodhumai halwa laddugalaa sakkkarai laddugalaa”
Comparing people affectionately and sarcastically to sweet delicacies like halwa and laddus.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Pappala pala pala pappala pala pala”
Rhythmic use of plosive sounds ('p') creating an upbeat, satirical tone.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thannaalae thaanun ketten / Unnaala naanum ketten”
Matching second consonants across lines ('nn' in Thannaalae and Unnaala).
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Trivia
Maappillai (1952) featured music jointly composed by N. S. Balakrishnan and T. R. Pappa, with lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass creating popular comic-satirical tracks. The phrase 'koojaavai nambhi' plays on the double meaning of trusting a water jug/sycophant, a common Tamil idiom for brown-nosing or blind trust.
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